to handle a tool; to work a machine
affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber
substrate; (computer) circuit board
first half of the game or match
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
swindler; imposter; crook
to satisfy the requirements
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to be consistent; to be coherent
resonance; sympathetic vibration
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
secretariat; executive office
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
verbal promise; one's word
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
clearing one's throat; cough
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
receiving; acceptance; reception
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
useless resistance; vain struggle
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend